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Sunday, 16 April 2017

I made knitting bags! Õmblesin kudumiskotte!

I'm so thrilled, I've made two of my dreams to come true! I found a beautiful remnant of fabric with a fairy pattern in Abakhan years ago. I have been smitten by these fairies, specially the Knitting Fairy and Sewing Fairy. Aren't they adorable? I dreamt about making a project bag but I was not sure what type to do.

I had another dream; to make a bag with a flexible frame. Finally I managed to get the right frame from the Craft and Cotton stall when I visited the Hobbycraft show. It is a great frame as it does not snap closed but stays open. I did not have a pattern for the bag but I looked up different patterns online, like Puffy Pouch, Flex Frame Pouch and others, to get some ideas. I used some funny labels, purchased at the craft show, just to give the bags a little twist.

When I was searching project bag patterns, I came across an Open Wide Zippered Pouch Tutorial and decided to make one of these. I had just a 25 cm long zipper at hand and the bag turned out rather small. I will definitely make some bigger bags later. I used the left-overs from shortening IKEA curtains. It is a nice, heavier fabric, so I did not use any interfacing.

Finally I made some stitch markers, I'm always short of removable markers.

About Me

I am an Estonian lady living, knitting and designing knitwear in UK.
I even can’t remember when I learnt to knit. My mum knitted socks and mittens, so did my granny and my great auntie liked to knit lace tops in fine cotton thread. My daughter knitted socks, mittens and several sweaters when in high school. I hope one day she will pick up knitting again as she’s got lots of great knitting books to inherit. I prefer reference books to pattern books, they are so inspirational. I love to design my own patterns and I have started to write them down now. Most of my patterns get test knitted. If there are any problems, please feel free to contact me.
Happy knitting!